2018 PRCA Media Guide

★ ★ 2014: Won Round 9 of theWrangler NFR in a time of 3.3 seconds, shared first place in Round 7 and earned a check in one additional round en route to finishing third in the average and rising from ninth to fifth in the final world standings. Won the Sheridan WYO Rodeo and the Sanders County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Plains, Mont.). Won the all-around and steer wrestling at La Fiesta de losVaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.).Won the all-around at the Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo. Finished fifth in the world standings with $136,726 ★ ★ 2013: Won Round 2 of theWrangler NFR with a time of 4.2 seconds and placed in four other rounds on his way to finishing second in the average and rising from 15th to fifth in the world standings with $141,927. He also finished fifth in the all-around standings. Won the all-around and steer wrestling at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show (Union). Won the all-around, steer wrestling and tie-down roping at the Grand National Rodeo (San Francisco) ★ ★ 2012: Won the all-around at Parada del Sol (Scottsdale, Ariz.), all-around and steer wrestling at theThunder Mountain Pro Rodeo (Longview,Wash.). Co-champion in the steer wrestling at the Lynden (Wash.) PRCA Rodeo and co-champion in the tie-down roping at the Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo (Central Point, Ore.). Finished 20th in the all-around world standings with $37,406 and 35th in steer wrestling ★ ★ 2011: Won the all-around at the RAM Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo (Redmond, Ore.), the Othello (Wash.) PRCA Rodeo and the Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo (Longview, Wash.); earned $20,878 on his permit ★ ★ 2010: Earned $10,059 on his permit Awards PRCA Resistol All-Around and Steer Wrestling Rookie of the Year, 2012 Amateur Three-time all-around, two-time steer wrestling and one-time tie-down roping champion in the Nevada High School Rodeo Association. Twice qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.) Personal 6-2, 220 … Single … Parents, Mark and Veronica … Enjoys snowboarding, skiing, snowmobiling and hunting; he won the slalom race at the 2012 Cowboy Downhill in Steamboat Springs, Colo … Graduated from Elko (Nev.) High School in 2009 … Favorite meal is a ribeye steak and peach cobbler.

Clay Elliott

Saddle bronc riding

Event:

14th 14th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

$32,423 $121,755 $324,840

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

March 9, 1994, in Vernon, British Columbia

Born:

Nanton, Alberta

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2014

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2 (2016-17)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Oklahoma Panhandle StateUniversity (Goodwell), majoring in Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) ★ ★ Won the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede ★ ★ Won the Arcadia All-Fla Championship Rodeo ★ ★ Won the High Prairie (Alberta) Elks Pro Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Stavely (Alberta) Indoor Pro Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Grande Prairie (Alberta) Stompede ★ ★ Won the Lea Park Rodeo (Marwayne, Alberta) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (Montgomery, Ala.) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Omak (Wash.) Stampede Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Placed in five rounds to rank ninth at theWrangler NFR. Finished 11th in the world standings with $139,760. Won the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.), the Canby (Ore) Rodeo, the Chisholm (Okla.) Trail Stampede, the Omak (Wash.) Stampede, the Pincher Creek (Alberta) Pro Rodeo and the Jasper (Alberta) Heritage Pro Rodeo ★ ★ 2015: Won the Cowboy Capital of theWorld PRCA Rodeo (Stephenville,Texas) and the Rotary Rodeo (Starkville, Miss.). Co-champion at the Strawberry Days Rodeo (Pleasant Grove, Utah). Finished 17th in theworld standings with $56,616 ★ ★ 2014: Co-champion at the Hand Hills Lake Rodeo (Craigmyle, Alberta); finished 16th in the PRCA rookie standings and 38th in the world standings with $2,362 ★ ★ 2013: Earned $790 on his permit Amateur National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Central Plains Region Saddle Bronc Riding champion and College National Finals Rodeo qualifier, 2015

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